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Hugoton Royalty Trust declares no December cash distribution; excess costs on all three conveyances
HUGOTON ROYALTY TRUST
- No monthly cash distribution for December 2023 due to excess cost positions on Kansas, Oklahoma, and Wyoming net profits interests.
- Kansas cumulative excess costs $515K ($17K interest); Oklahoma $1.619M ($224K interest); Wyoming $1.746M ($27K interest).
- Development costs for three non-operated wells total $9.1M underlying ($7.3M net to Trust); two wells completed Q2 2023.
- Arbitration award: ~$14.6M net to Trust from Chieftain settlement may be charged as production cost; likely no Oklahoma distributions during recovery.
- Trust cash reserve reduced by $106K for expenses; future distributions require replenishment before any payout.